Apple Pay Alert Spam?

Banks and merchants never say “Contact us if it wasn’t you.” Never, never, never. They say contact us if it was you. The exact opposite of the text you received.

“Don't answer suspicious phone calls or messages claiming to be from Apple. Instead, contact Apple directly through our official support channels.”

”To report a suspicious SMS text message that looks like it's supposed to be from Apple, take a screenshot of the message and email the screenshot to reportphishing@apple.com.”

You can report phishing at these links and most importantly your local law enforcement.

• Identify legitimate emails from the App Store or iTunes Store.
• FTC Complaint Assistant
• FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center

Learn about how not to be a victim of Social Engineering.

Recognize and avoid social engineering schemes including phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

It’s a scam, plain and simple.

Banks and merchants never say “Contact us if it wasn’t you.” Never, never, never. They say contact us if it was you. The exact opposite of the text you received.

“Don't answer suspicious phone calls or messages claiming to be from Apple. Instead, contact Apple directly through our official support channels.”

”To report a suspicious SMS text message that looks like it's supposed to be from Apple, take a screenshot of the message and email the screenshot to reportphishing@apple.com.”

You can report phishing at these links and most importantly your local law enforcement.

• Identify legitimate emails from the App Store or iTunes Store.
• FTC Complaint Assistant
• FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center

Learn about how not to be a victim of Social Engineering.

Recognize and avoid social engineering schemes including phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

It’s a scam. Delete it and move on.

received an Apple Pay Alert that a charge of $174.48 was made at the Apple Store via Apple Pay. Contact Support at 8*****52.

This wasn't me and I don't have Apple Pay. thank you, Jon

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